Cook Islands Library and Museum manager Jean Mason departed Rarotonga for Atiu on Monday morning with two members from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C, with the goal of finding out more about tapa.

Business man Nooroa George has thrown his hat into the ring on the state of the Rarotonga roads, questioning why all the money collected in vehicle fees never gets put into fixing the numerous potholes.

Financial secretary Garth Henderson says government agencies have always paid their Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax, adding the PAYE debt that was written off as part of ‘tax forgiveness’ is a result of a reconciliation error.

Cook Islands Rugby League Association president Charles Carlson has congratulated the ‘awesome achievement’ of the rugby league women’s side, after they collected the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Competition 9s.